ReaPlugs (Windows): free creative FX plugin by Cockos
Reaper's EQ, compressor, delay, gate and more as free plugins.
Opens Cockos's own site.
Put SCRAMBLE. on your drums, 808s and vocals
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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ReaPlugs (Windows) FAQ
Is ReaPlugs (Windows) free?
Yes. ReaPlugs (Windows) is a free creative FX plugin from Cockos. The button on this page goes straight to the maker's own download page.
What is ReaPlugs (Windows) good for?
Reaper's EQ, compressor, delay, gate and more as free plugins.
What are the best alternatives to ReaPlugs (Windows)?
Other free creative FX plugins worth trying are Kilohearts Essentials, MFreeFXBundle and Fracture. See the full ranked list of free creative FX plugins.